The stages of grief were first identified by the late Swiss-American psychiatrist, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross in her book On Death and Dying (1969). The five stages were identified as: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Even with this, I want to remind you that grief is not a linear process.
We’re all familiar with the struggle of pursuing something uncertain. It could be a simple task or a job that can completely change your life. Fear can make us feel small and stuck, holding us back from our full potential.
In this episode, Meera Lee Patel shares how she makes art and writing a means to help herself and her audience process anxiety. Find out how she harnesses creative energy from unfulfilling times. She also provides tips on how to soothe your negative thoughts during the pandemic.
Whether your career revolves around art or not, Meera’s experiences can inspire you to sit with your fear to tap the creative soul in you.
[06:20] “We make the work that we need to see.”
[12:40] “When I decided to stop living a small life governed by my fear and open myself up to the possibility of more, I got a lot more.”
[14:32] “I think a lot of the values that we are taught are so important—and I'm so grateful for most of them—but a lot of them will also ask us to become invisible.”
[17:53] “Creativity—it will be suffocated if you have anxiety over economical fears.”
[33:13] “Action changes attitude—I try to remember that. If I want to change the way I feel, I have to move; I have to do something. And then my emotions will change accordingly.”
Meera Lee Patel is a self-taught artist and writer based in Nashville, Tennessee. She is the author of My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown, a beautiful meditation on fear and how it can help us become who we are if we let it.
Meera is also the author of two journals: Made Out of Stars, a journal encouraging the belief that you are already whole, and Start Where You Are, a journal helping you understand that the answers you are seeking are contained within yourself.
She is currently a columnist at Spirituality & Health, where she writes and draws about mental health.
Connect with Meera through her website or Instagram.
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We should never forget who we are and what we want, even with adversity in our lives. Our purpose and identity are what keep us going. No matter what society tells us about how and who we should be, living an authentic life will bring satisfaction and happiness in our lives.
It's time to reflect and ask ourselves if we are living the life we’ve always wanted. And if we find ourselves saying no, may we have the courage to start again and build the life we desire.
In this episode, Jen Pastiloff talks to us about the importance of living a life congruent with our true selves and moving away from fear. Discussions on how to prevent ourselves from being paralyzed from fear are essential as we continue to live through a global pandemic and civil unrest. She also talks about how she's helping amplify the voices of the vulnerable sectors of society and why she doesn't believe that everything happens for a reason.
If you want to hear tips on how to live an authentic life that’s congruent with who you are, listen to the full episode.
[07:11] “All I ever want to be is free, and kind, and various other things, but free, ultimately, from the prison that most of us put ourselves in.”
[08:18] “May I have the courage to be who I say I am.”
[22:27] “I know what I'm good at. I'm good at being in a room with 75 or a hundred people in person. But I don't know how this was gonna work. I'm afraid, and I'm doing it anyway.”
[23:40] “If it becomes a lifetime of being afraid and not doing it, then you get kind of screwed.”
[30:27] “I don't think everything happens for a reason at all. I think that's nonsense. I think that after something happens, we can make meaning out of it sometimes, or art, or find the gift in it.”
Jen Pastiloff is a yoga and wellness teacher and author. Her sold-out workshops all over the world have helped thousands of women feel empowered and stronger. She also founded the online magazine The Manifest-Station. Her book On Being Human is a memoir on how she overcame her demons and lived a life full of happiness and beauty.
If you want to connect with Jen, you may visit her Instagram or website.
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It's easy to get lost in the supposed “normal” flow of life. By doing so, we hope it would lead us to the right place. But what we fail to see is this only leads us to go against our own flow, our own pursuit of our dreams and passions. Conforming to societal standards can become a stumbling block to our growth and success.
So, how can we choose to live in our own flow?
In today's episode, we’re joined by Noel Elie to explore what limits us from doing what we love. Noel shares how learning how to say “no” has helped her realize that she has a choice in everything. She discusses how she strikes a balance between finding success and doing her craft. She also shares the challenges and lessons she learned amid the pandemic.
If you want to start living an unapologetic life, then this episode is perfect for you!
[08:54] “I'm really grateful to the white people that have been sharing and messing up and continuing to share and learn, right? Because I think a lot of people will just sit back and say, ‘This isn't my fight.’ And I think we're all one, and we're in this together, and so I'm taking it one day at a time.”
[13:08] “I feel like some of my biggest lessons in life have been from my mistakes. And so continuing to say yes, say no, when it doesn't feel good, and then also forgiving myself when I fuck up.”
[14:39] “How do you want to live it? Do you want to waste it, worrying about what people think of you? Or do you want to follow your purpose and your passion, and, you know, hopefully, it'll lead you to the right place?”
[19:20] “Do you want to go by societal standards, or do you want to go and move how you want to move?”
[33:46] “Fall in love every day with as many people and as many things as possible because a heart full of love is a heart that's full.”
Noel Elie is the founder of the production and PR company Noel Elie Productions, LLC. She started her niche for producing and PR when she began working at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Now, Noel is an international event coordinator, social media strategist, actress, and soul-searcher.
You can connect more with Noel on her Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, and website. To know more about Noel’s production and PR work, check out Noel Elie Productions.
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Entrepreneurship is a challenging field for women, especially for women of color. From funding to operations, many black women entrepreneurs struggle to get recognition. This fact is especially true in the beauty industry. Beauty traditions and rituals of women who come from different places around the world have often been under-celebrated.
In this episode, Nyakio Grieco shares how her family’s beauty secrets helped her start her brand. She talks about how she continues to overcome the challenges facing women of color in entrepreneurship. Nyakio also emphasizes her passion to help young girls recognize their potential and achieve their dreams.
If you want to know more about Nyakio’s beauty secrets, listen to this episode!
“To have those kinds of statistics and still go for it, you have to be a brave soul.”
“Mentorship, I think, can be the real difference between somebody going for it or not. My mentors really helped me to stay the course.”
“I truly believe and have faith and optimism that, you know, without the dark, there is no light.”
“Get out of your own way; get out of your own doubts. Do the work, do the research, because for all of us to do that, and then turn it to our own success, we give back our time or dollars to brown and black communities. What we are doing is evening the playing field.”
“Don’t be afraid about going out and starting a business and doing this as a woman of color, especially as women, because when we come together, we mobilize and change the world.”
Nyakio Grieco is the founder of Nyakio Beauty, a clean beauty and skincare line. As a first-generation American of Kenyan descent, she started her own business through her family’s beauty secrets. Nyakio is a beauty secret curator, formulator, and storyteller. She commits to inspiring young women of color to find and pursue their passion.
Know more about Nyakio and her work by connecting with her through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You may also check her products on her website or at Target.com.
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